Waterway Primary School
A parent's fact-file: P1 competitiveness, programmes, and what to expect.
Here is the P1 balloting picture for Waterway Primary School, year by year from 2019 to the live 2026 figures: how many places each phase took, the applicants and vacancies, and where a ballot was needed.
MOE data last updated: 21 August 2026, 4:29pm SGT
Ballot history
Waterway Primary School has required balloting in several recent registration exercises. Admission risk depends on phase, citizenship and home-to-school distance.
- Phase 2C has gone to a ballot in 5 of the last 7 completed years (2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2020).
- 2026 so far: 100 admitted in Phase 1 (of 210 total places) · Phase 2A had 46 applicants for 50 places (no ballot needed).
- Phase 2C(S) has closed; results can be checked in the P1 Registration Portal from 8am on 27 August 2026.
School info
Waterway Primary School (WAPS) at a glance
- Type
- Government, co-educational
- Area
- Punggol
- Region
- East
- Mother tongue languages
- Chinese, Malay, Tamil
- Getting there
- Nearest MRT: Kadaloor LRT Station; Buses: 50, 381
- Principal
- Mr Wong Keng Yuin Wilbur
- Contact
- 6636 6880 · [email protected]
Details from MOE’s School Directory and Information, checked July 2026. Confirm current details with the school.
School connections
How this school links to the wider system, secondary and preschool, each of which can shape the P1 and later journey.
Waterway Primary School has no MOE-affiliated secondary school, so a P1 place here gives no affiliation priority into any particular secondary. Secondary posting follows the normal PSLE and Secondary 1 Posting Exercise. A shared name with a nearby secondary does not by itself mean an affiliation.
MOE Kindergarten @ Waterway. A place there earns Phase 2A priority for a P1 seat here.
These preschools feed into the MOE Kindergarten on this school's site:
My First Skool @ 659A Punggol East (EY) →
PCF Sparkletots Preschool @ Punggol Shore (EY) →Always confirm the latest with the school before relying on it.
Settling in
The practical things once a place is confirmed: orientation, getting to school, and care after school. These vary by school, so confirm the specifics with Waterway Primary School.
For the January 2026 intake: 2026-cohort P1 Orientation consolidated slides published; nothing for 2027. The January 2027 date is not out yet. Watch the school's website around October to November. Source: the school's website.
The appointed school bus operator is Bedok Transport Pte Ltd (liaison Mdm Angel Siti Norbaya); 2025 appointment. Ask the operator for routes and a fare quote for your address. Up to 2km: $178.5 a month return, stated as a maximum you negotiate down from. Source: the school's website. See every fare band for this school.
Waterway Primary School has a School-Based Student Care Centre operated by Nascans. Monthly fee $290. Registered to administer the SCFA subsidy. Read our student care guide.
Details vary by school and year. Always confirm with the school before you rely on them.
Programmes and open house
Waterway Primary School's CCAs, its two MOE programmes, and its open house date.
Waterway Primary School lists 16 CCAs with MOE, including Badminton, Scouts, Brass Band and Art and Crafts. Not every CCA on the list runs every year, and some have limited places, so confirm with the school before counting on one.
Its Applied Learning Programme is Orators@Waterway (Languages). Its Learning for Life Programme is Growth and Benefit Mindset @ Waterway (Community Service & Student Leadership).
See the full CCA list and both programmes →
Source: MOE's school CCA data. Confirm current details with the school.
Waterway Primary School has not published a 2026 open house date yet. In 2025 it held one on 31 May, 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. (Physical).
See open house dates for every school →
Source: MOE Schoolbag's open house roundup.
Common questions
Does Waterway have an affiliated secondary school? +
No. MOE does not list an affiliated secondary school for Waterway Primary School, so a P1 place here gives no affiliation priority into any secondary. Secondary posting follows the normal PSLE and Secondary 1 Posting Exercise.
All primary schools in Punggol
Places taken by phase, with applicants / vacancies beneath. Ranked by how competitive the open phases were in 2025 (2C first). This school is highlighted; search to pin schools and compare them. Tap any school for its full ballot history, or see every year for Punggol schools.
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| School | Phase 1↕ | 2A↕ | 2A(2)↕ | 2B↕ | 2C↕ | 2C(S)↕ | 3↕ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punggol Green | 9999/15066% | 5160/51SC<1118% | – | 55/2025% | 5796/57SC<1168% | full0 places | – | 210of 210(-30)100% |
| Waterway | 100100/15067% | 4646/5092% | – | 00/210% | 6464/6598% | pending2/1all SC<1 placed200% | – | 210of 210100% |
| Horizon | 8484/15056% | 6686/66SC<1130% | – | 1616/2080% | 4688/46SC<1191% | full0 places | – | 210of 210(-30)100% |
| Valour | 107107/15071% | 4354/43126% | – | 00/200% | 6170/61SC<1115% | full0 places | – | 210of 210(-30)100% |
| Northshore | 124124/22056% | 6363/9666% | – | 00/310% | 93123/93SC<1132% | full0 places | – | 280of 280100% |
| Mee Toh | 107107/24045% | 1616/13312% | – | 4141/5969% | 137155/137SC 1-2113% | full0 places | – | 300of 300100% |
| Punggol View | 8686/15057% | 2727/6442% | – | 00/330% | 6060/9961% | pending43/39all SC<2 placed110% | – | 173of 210(-30)82% |
| Oasis | 8383/15055% | 2121/6731% | – | 00/350% | 3535/10832% | pending36/7349% | – | 139of 210(-30)66% |
| Punggol Cove | 8787/22040% | 1919/13314% | – | 00/580% | 2424/17714% | pending32/15321% | – | 130of 28046% |
| Greendale | 3939/12033% | 1616/8120% | – | 00/420% | 1616/12613% | pending20/11018% | – | 71of 180(-30)39% |
| Edgefield | 6161/15041% | 88/899% | – | 00/470% | 3939/14128% | pending21/10221% | – | 108of 210(-30)51% |
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